Defense Spending Cuts

War Pay: The Nearly $1 Trillion National Security Budget

Christopher Hellman | Posted 05.22.2012

Christopher Hellman

Recent months have seen a flurry of headlines about cuts (often called "threats") to the U.S. defense budget. Here, then, is a simple question that no one bothers to ask, no less answer: How much are we spending on national security these days?

House Defense Bill Funds Programs Pentagon Wanted To Cut

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 05.07.2012

WASHINGTON -- A House panel has unveiled a $608 billion defense spending bill that restores some of the programs the Pentagon wanted to cut next year ...

'It Is Like Holding A Gun To Your Own Head'

Nashua Patch | Robert Michaelson | Posted 11.21.2011

The Republican candidate zoned in on military defense and foreign policy issues as he addressed employees of the defense and security company. He b...

Panetta's Frenzied Rhetoric Is Not Stopping the Decay of U.S. Forces

Winslow T. Wheeler | Posted 12.14.2011

Winslow T. Wheeler

If an extra trillion dollars in the last ten years meant a decaying defense force, how does Leon Panetta say he is going to prevent a hollowing out of our forces at the modestly lower budget levels he says he can live with?

Defense Industry Comes Out Swinging: Don't Cut Us!

AOL Defense | Posted 11.14.2011

Today, the Aerospace Industries Association unveiled its new effort, Second to None, designed to convince lawmakers and voters that cutting funding to...

Where's the Plan for Defense Spending? (Updated w/Video)

Joe Sestak | Posted 10.30.2011

Joe Sestak

Secretary Panetta's role is to be accountable only to the young men and women who serve us, not to the defense complex.

Pentagon Chief: Cuts Would 'Terribly Weaken' The U.S.

AP | By ROBERT BURNS | Posted 10.17.2011

WASHINGTON -- Large new cuts in defense spending would "terribly weaken" U.S. national security, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday as he and...

The Debt Crisis And Our National Character

Dr. David P. Gushee | Posted 09.26.2011

Dr. David P. Gushee

A budget is indeed a moral document, reflecting the character of a nation. All of our character qualities are being tested right now. All are pivotal.

House Panel Begins Work On Defense Budget

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 07.11.2011

WASHINGTON — A House panel voted Wednesday to delay President Barack Obama's new policy allowing gays to serve openly in the military despite De...

Amanda Terkel

Member Of John Boehner's 'Kitchen Cabinet' Of Economists Supports Afghan Withdrawal

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 06.11.2011

WASHINGTON -- As Congress looks at all sorts of discretionary non-defense projects to cut to reduce the deficit, a core member of House Speaker John B...

Amanda Terkel

GOP Senator To Pentagon: Get Finances In Order Or Face Deep Cuts

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON -- Although many Republicans are still arguing that the Defense Department should be exempt from the belt-tightening the rest of the countr...

Tom Coburn Rejects John McCain On Defense Spending

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), a public proponent of cutting military spending as a vehicle to balance budgets, took aim Tuesday at Sen. John McCain's (R-...